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About The 1950s American Home

This title explores what life was like in the 1950s American home. An age of optimism, it is about living the American Dream and how this was achieved, changes in the home, new convenience technology, new ways of living. From Ranch House to American Modernism to affordable homes in the suburbs, this was how to live the good life in an era of unprecedented prosperity and opportunity.

About The 1950s American Home

This title explores what life was like in the 1950s American home. An age of optimism, it is about living the American Dream and how this was achieved, changes in the home, new convenience technology, new ways of living. From Ranch House to American Modernism to affordable homes in the suburbs, this was how to live the good life in an era of unprecedented prosperity and opportunity.

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Praise

“A tribute to what would become known as “the American dream” — the ideal dwelling replete with time-saving appliances, a car, space to entertain indoors and outside, plus the requisite TV. Home sweet home never looked so good.”—San Jose Mercury News

Table Of Contents

A Clean Break: Achieving the American DreamHome Sweet Home: Domestic Architectural StylesHow They Lived: The Living RoomThe Woman’s Realm: The Kitchen, Food and EntertainingThe Good Life: 1950s American StylePlaces to VisitFurther ReadingIndex